Little People, Big Dreams Conference 2022 Saturday, 22 October | DoubleTree by Hilton Esplanade, Darwin
Tina Holtom Chief Executive Officer Child Australia
as it is through our collective efforts that we can truly enrich the lives of children in our care.
Conference Overview 8:15am Conference Welcome 8:45am Keynote Session 1 - NQF The Musical 10:00am Keynote Session 2 - Why Play 11:00am Morning Tea 11:30am Breakout Session 1 12:30pm Lunch 1:30pm Breakout Session 2 2:30pm Breakout Session 3 3:30pm Afternoon Tea 4:00pm Breakout Session 4 5:00pm Conference Closing and Sundowner 01
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LPBD22 is the largest gathering in the Northern Territory of thought leaders, educators, teachers, academics and other critically important practitioners and contributors in childhood learning and development.
Keynote speakers, delegates and exhibitors from around Australia have gathered to help provide all childhood education professionals with innovative, practical and translatable ways of working with across a range of settings. The Conference will help you unpack the latest research and best practice methodologies, encourage critical reflective thinking and provide a showcase of professional development resources and products to help support in your role. event
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Breakout Sessions Ballroom A Ballroom B Litchfield Room 02 11:30am Team Work ‘If everyone was like me, there wouldn’t be a problem’ 1:30pm The Translation of the Therapeutic Relationship into Workplace Practice 2:30pm Developing Professional Wellbeing - presented by AISNT 4:00pm Supporting Parent, Child and Educator Wellbeing Post-Pandemic 11:30am Anti-Bias 1:30pm Trauma Sensitive ECEC 2:30pm Rethinking Family Engagement, Support and Partnership in ECEC Settings 4:00pm Measuring Progress in the Early Years - What the 2021 Census Results Tell Us 11:30am Loose Parts Play 1:30pm Mapping for Inclusion in ECEC 2:30pm Belonging, Agency and the Environment 4:00pm Intensive Inclusion Support for our Little People most at need - 3 Studies ECANT Territory Room 11:30am The Voice of the Child 1:30pm Let’s Talk Inclusion 2:30pm Building Resilient Kids 4:00pm Emotionally Literate Classrooms
Focusing on educational programs, pedagogical documentation, reflective practice, leadership and critical reflection, the musical takes issues and offers a humourous expression of them.
Red and Louise invite you to walk through the experiences of a coordinator & an educator in an early year’s service - Dramaturg St ELC.
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NQF The Musical is written and performed by Dr Red Ruby Scarlet and Louise Dorrat, a musical written by educators for educators to reinvigorate your love for early childhood education.
You’ll leave NQF The Muscial feeling empowered, knowledgable and courageous in your encounters in the NQF in everyday practice!
Presented by Territory Child Care Group
NQF The Musical
Red is currently the Creative Director of MultiVerse, an organisation that focuses on creating professional development and resourcing for early childhood.
Louise Dorrat
Dr Red Ruby Scarlet
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Louise has worked in the early year’s profession for over 35 years in a variety of roles including extensive experience in managing early years’ services and assisting in the establishment of the first Bush LouiseKinder.wasan advisor on the updated NQS and most recently was contracted by the Department of Education and Training to deliver ‘Transition: A positive start to school’ to prep and kindergarten teachers.
Dr Red Ruby Scarlet is an activist, artist, early childhood teacherresearcher, consultant and academic.
She has been working in the early childhood sector for more than 25 years and is dedicated to creating imaginative and inclusive practices that promote dignity and integrity in early childhood.
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Presented by Charles Darwin University
Why Play
This session will discuss the history of the Adventure Playground movement from inception to their current status. Playwork, and its development alongside this movement will be discussed as well as the evolutionary function and many benefits, educational, developmental and psychological, play has for children when offered with affordance. Why Play is designed to demonstrate philosophically, theoretically and practically why intrinsically motivated play is critical to the development of successful humans where ever they may be.
Play is often at best seen as a bit of fun for children, and at worst something that happens around the important stuff.
Angus Gorrie
As a playworker and play advocate, Angus Gorrie is passionate about providing authentic play opportunities for children, wherever they may be.
Working in a large OSHC Adventure Playground, Angus has qualifications in Behavioural Sciences and Psychology, Playwork and is currently working towards a Masters of Medical Research investigating how play (in the broadest sense) supports the mental health of children.
06 1. “A child loves his play, not because it is easy but because it is hard...” -Dr Benjimen Spock 2. In play, children work at the edge of their capabilities. 3. Play is evolutions’ gambit to create intrinsic motivation to do really difficult things! 4. “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.” – Carl Jung 5. “Children learn as they play. More importantly, in play, children learn how to learn.” – O. Fred Donaldson 5 Fast Facts About Play
Team Work ‘If everyone was like me, there 11:30am wouldn’t be a problem’
An in-depth look into why our selfunderstanding in our position as teachers and parents underpins our feelings and sense of success. Learn how we can support children through big emotions with acknowledgement, patience and kindness.
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Breakout Sessions: Ballroom A
Team Work ‘If everyone was like me, there wouldn’t be a problem’
The Translation of the Therapeutic Relationship into Workplace Practice
The Translation of the Therapeutic Relationship 1:30pm into Workplace Practice
Louise Dorrat
- Louise Dorrat
A positive organisational culture is an environment based on professionalism, respect, ethics, trust and openness (NQS 4).
This is not easy when we are all so different. Explore different personality types, how to get along with everyone and having difficult conversations without going weak at the knees.
- Rhean Bates
Rhean Bates - GROW Therapy
Many educators and teachers feel stressed by the daily demands of their roles and encounter significant challenges in finding the time to access wellbeing supports.’ Take a journey to understanding your wellbeing and supporting you with tools necessary for building professional resilience.
2:30pm
Supporting Parent, Child and Educator Wellbeing Post Pandemic
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- Sam Jockel
Supporting Parent, Child and Educator Wellbeing
Sam Jockel - Parent TV
- Sasha Beirne & Yasman Standfield
Child Australia
Developing Professional Wellbeing
Developing Professional Wellbeing
An overview of what research has uncovered regarding parent, educator and child wellbeing over the past 10 years and more recently on the back of the pandemic. Look at and understand strategies for supporting and engaging parents and educators with online resources using social media and communication apps.
4:00pm Post Pandemic
Sponsored by AISNT
Sasha Beirne & Yasman Standfield
Anti-bias approached in ECEC is at the heartbeat of everything we do. Explore ‘antibias-goals’ and ‘anti-bias actions’ and how they work in practice from current teaching examples created in collaboration with educators.
Trauma Sensitive ECEC
- Connie Borg
Child Australia
Anti-Bias
Connie Borg
11:30am
- Dr Red Ruby Scarlet
Breakout Sessions: Ballroom B
Trauma Sensitive ECEC
Dr Red Ruby Scarlet Multiverse
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1:30pm
Anti-Bias
What does trauma informed practice look like, and how can educators ensure their services are trauma-informed? This session is designed to build understanding, strengthen existing practices, and encourage critical reflection to enhance the learning, development, and wellbeing of all children in your care.
2:30pm Wendy Harmon
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Measuring Progress in the Early Years - what the 4:00pm Australian 2021 Census Results tell us Australian Department of Education
- Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)
A child’s early years are crucial for brain development and lay the foundations for learning. The AEDC provides crucial evidence to guide decision-making and planning to ensure resources and services are targeted towards supporting the wellbeing of children and families across the Northern Territory and Australia.
Belonging, Agency and the Environment
Unpack your current environments and develop new ideas to respond to the children in your rooms, with the aim to promote belonging and agency, and enhance the environment for all children within it. A practical and collab orative session so be prepared to share with colleagues and leave with ideas and inspiration to support your future spaces.
Belonging, Agency and the Environment
Measuring Progress in the Early Years what the Australian 2021 Census Results tell us
- Wendy Harmon
Mapping for Inclusion in ECEC
11:30am
1:30pm Sarah GoodstartRheinberger
Practical Loose Parts
Loose parts is a resource that supports play and play work in amazing ways. An intro duction to loose parts theory and how best to provide loose parts as a resource for children. Discuss the practical consideration with the idea of what is the “best” loose part in play.
Mapping for Inclusion in ECEC
Practical Loose Parts
- Sarah Rheinberger
‘Mapping for inclusion’ is a service wide approach to better understand vulnerability and identify support for all children and it provides ECEC services with a high level view of inclusion needs across their service.
- Angus Gorrie
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Breakout Sessions: Litchfield Room
Angus Gorrie
The Outsiders Play Advocates
- Zoe Haack
2:30pm
Intensive Inclusion Support for our Little People
Zoe Haack
Akuna Concepts
In nature, there’s an unwritten law, a knowing that we can only thrive when everything around us thrives. Explore the ways in which a return to our roots can change the trajectory, cultivate calm and raise free thinkers. After all, “to heal the planet is to raise children who will create a world unrecognisable.” A thought provoking session inviting deep introspection for the purposes of reimagining and rewilding early childhood.
Intensive Inclusion Support for our Little People most at need - 3 Case Studies
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Rachel Marriott - Goodstart
Rewild Early Childhood
4:00pm most at need - 3 Case Studies
Rewild Early Childhood
- Rachel Marriott
Children who experience multiple vulnerabilities can struggle to access and participate in early learning environments. Under a tiered support model, Goodstart implements an Intensive Inclusion Support Plan, with a holistic overview of the child’s needs, and the strategies developed to support them further.
13 As the national peak body for early childhood, ECA is a trusted, contributor to the public policy debate on all matters affecting young children (birth to eight years) and their families. ECA’s advocacy goals are outlined in our Strategic Plan and our priorities are: Priority 1: Speak up for young children Priority 2: Collaborate for impact Priority 3: Champion ‘beyond quality’ in early education Priority 4: Lead and inspire professional learning Priority 5: Be sustainable and effective Join as a member today to be kept informed of the latest practice, research and policies, as well as access to exclusive benefits and discounts to events, professional learning and products. www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/become-a-member/OURVISION:EVERYYOUNGCHILDISTHRIVINGANDLEARNING 11:30am The Voice of the Child Janet Williams-Smith - ECANT 1:30pm Let’s Talk Inclusion Kyle Ratcliffe - BeYou 2:30pm Building Resilient Kids Kari Sutton - Author & Educator 4:00pm Emotionally Literate Classrooms Nicole Talarico - Talarico Consulting Breakout Sessions: ECANT Territory Room
Understand the history and vision of Early Childhood Australia. Discuss their strategic priorities and how these can support Early Childhood Educators, families and most importantly children to ensure that every child is thriving and learning.
- Kari Sutton
A workshop providing you with easy-to-use strategies and tools to help their children develop resilience and positive mental health so they can become the best versions of themselves.
Committing to cultures of felt safety means we are redefining social/emotional learning needs as positive care of one’s nervous system. If we view children’s ruptures as calls for comfort, signaling the need to deescalate, we change the trajectory for how we respond to children experiencing outbursts and support them to repair.
- Janet Wiliams-Smith
- Kyle Ratcliffe
Explore the role of leaders and leadership teams in developing and strengthening inclusive learning communities, as well as inclusion strategies, suggestions and considerations for educators to inform practice with a mental health lens.
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The Voice of the Child
Emotionally Literate Classrooms
- Nicole Talarico
Let’s Talk Inclusion
Building Resilient Kids
The Marketplace
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The Market Place is the place to be at this year’s Little People, Big Dreams Conference. Chat to service providers and see the latest and greatest products from our exhibitors.ChildNorthernAustraliaTerritory Government Territory Child Care Group In1PlaceHome Care Support Agency NT Child Care Super Nelson Cengage One Tree Mile End Office Furniture Essential Resources Catholic Education NT Awe & Wonder ECANTBeYouXplor
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